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Hathaway is great, but I

Donal — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:36:17 +0000

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Hathaway is great, but I think Lewis has grown into the job.

I'm having trouble with Lewis

Oxy Mora — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:17:03 +0000

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I'm having trouble with Lewis as honcho having watched all of the Morse series, which I loved. But I like the erudite side kick. Foyle's War is excellent.

Thanks, I'll try it.

Oxy Mora — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:14:47 +0000

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Thanks, I'll try it.

I've read, Oxy, that when

acanuck — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:37:16 +0000

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I've read, Oxy, that when Blair was demanding security-service cover for joining Bush's Iraq fiasco, MI5 (unlike MI6) stood its ground. Tell your partner there are echoes of that in Page Eight.

I like Inspector Lewis and

Donal — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:14:19 +0000

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I like Inspector Lewis and Foyle's War.

We find it really hard to

Oxy Mora — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:08:00 +0000

In reply to America in Primetime is

We find it really hard to pick movies and go much more for the series. I recorded Page Eight--partner doesn't care for MI5.

Masterpiece ran three series of "Case Histories" which was pretty good. Also, Aurelio Zen. And my all time favorite, Wallander.

For anyone liking the culinary theme and light British detective stuff, we like Pie in the Sky, available on netflix.

America in Primetime is

acanuck — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:54:09 +0000

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America in Primetime is better than I expected, and very upbeat about television's growing potential. It's clear many who work in the medium believe it has supplanted film as "today's literature". Cheaper and faster to make, TV shows are a better mirror of society because they can take the risk of failure. Movies can't -- which is why, ironically, so many fail.

BTW, if PBS reruns it in your area, do catch the BBC spy drama Page Eight on Masterpiece Contemporary. I saw it last night, and it's worth it for the acting alone (Michael Gambon, Judy Davis, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes and Bill Nighy (not the science guy). A 21st-century Smiley's People.

The program's main flaw: the first half has a Wire-like pace to it, then it rushes a bit to get the story told. I later read it was originally conceived as a trilogy, which helps explain that. Still well worth watching.

"Boardwalk Empire" enthusiast

Richard the Electrician — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:17:04 +0000

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"Boardwalk Empire" enthusiast here. "Sons of Anarchy" also, though it's getting lame.

"Pan Am" when I want to see a pretty girl.

When I want to think, I throw in a "Babylon 5" episode.

Probably because I loved MTM

Donal — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:08:13 +0000

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Probably because I loved MTM and Roseanne, and now follow the Good Wife. Wifey had us watching Grey's a lot, and I liked Sandra Oh.

Thanks for the reminder.

EmmaZahn — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:57:07 +0000

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Thanks for the reminder. Just watched the The Independent Woman episode online. It was interesting to hear some of the thought processes that produced the shows but my mind kept wandering so I guess it did not enthrall me like it did you.

Except for Mary Tyler Moore and Weeds, I have only seen random episodes Watched MTM when it originally aired and Weeds online just last year on Netflix. Weeds is pretty quirky and funny the first couple seasons then it gets really raunchy and dark. I wish I had stopped watching after the subdivision burned.